We travelled from London to Paris on the Eurostar and besides the wailing baby, it was easy, fast and comfie. We arrived to strikes in Paris, which meant we, as newcomers had to figure out how to get to our hotel. Without too much details it was a mission but we accomplished it and we were a 10minute walking distance to the Eiffel Tower from our hotel. After dropping our suitase off, we bought a bottle of red, french baguette and cheese and had our lunch, in windy style, under the Eiffel Tower and then it was time to go up. 
I insisted we "climb" it so that I would have "bragging rights". Bragging rights aside, it was HARD work but we bravely took it on and I climbed my heart out.
The first and second levels are accessible by stairs at the South Tower. We climbed to the first floor took a wander around and time for me catch my breath, before climbing up to the second level, where the view just got better and better.
The third level summit is only accessibly by lift (maybe I was relieved by this) which we then went up and stared in wonderment not just the height, but the incredible views. We were also treated to the most beautiful sunset. We watched as the sun set over this ancient city and the River Seine turned from orange, to purple to pink. I will never forget it but at the same time, we had been up there for hours and it was really freezing, so after a cup of coffee we made our way down and took it all in from the ground this time. The blue lights lcome on and light up the whole tower and it was worth every freezing second to just stand and stare! Those hours will be cherished forever.
The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine. Including the 24 m antenna, the tower is 324 m high and the actual count of stairs is 328 steps to the first level and then a further 340 steps to the second level.
On Friday morning we let ourselves sleep in a little before heading out, for what was going to turn out to be, an extremely long hike! No busses and no trams, so we walked and walked and walked. Crossing the River Seine, facing the Concorde, we turned right and walked along the river till we reached the centre of the city of Paris where we eventually got to our first destination, being the Louvre.
The Louvre is one of the oldest, largest and most famous art galleries and museums in the world. The building was previously a royal palace and holds some of the world's most famous art and the one we were excited to see was Leonardo da Vinci's, Mona Lisa.
After having our morning coffee and french loaf in French style we visited the Louvre and on our mission set off to find the Mona Lisa. We saw loads of incredible paintings and sculputre and artwork. After what seemed like hours of walking around we finally stumbled upon the Mona Lisa (half expecting it to be lifesize) it was the smallest painting in the whole museum I think but "we saw and we conquered".
After a great couple of hours at the Louvre we walked to the Notre Dame along the river. The Notre Dame is one of Paris's first Gothic cathedrals and is still used as a Roman Catholic cathedral and is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.
Its sculptures, stained glass and choir singing when we walked inside really touched my heart and it was truly beautiful and soulful inside.
After walking holes in our shoes we went for a couple of cocktails. We then tried to find our way home but got completely lost (this could be blamed on the cocktails or Andys directional skills) but we then walked further holes and blisters into the core of our feet this time before finally finding the right path. We stopped and had sushi for dinner just before midnight, which was really great and then finally got back to the hotel well after midnight. We were going to really be aching the next day.
As we expected waking up was painful - every body part ached (just me - Andy was doing quite fine) ! Today we got tickets for 2 days to do a hop-on-hop-off boat ride on the Seine. We enjoyed an hours tour on the boat before getting off and taking a walk up the Champs-Elysees.
The Champs-Élysées is the most prestigious and broadest avenue in Paris and is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as $1.25 million a year for 1,000 square feet of space, it remains the 2nd most expensive strip of real estate in the world.
The Champs-Élysées is known as La plus belle avenue du monde ("The most beautiful avenue in the world"). It runs for 2 kilometres and I felt like we walked forever, making coffee stops and window shopping along the way a necessary before finding ourselves standing on the western end in front of the Arc de Triomphe, which is a massive monument standing in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle. It stands over 51 meters in height and is 45 meters wide and is the second largest triumphal arch in existence, laying the foundations alone took two years.
Sunday we were back on the boat and after having a breakfast of paninis and hot coffee, on what was really the coldest day in my life, we tried our luck on the striking Metro, waited for about an hour to squash in like a sardine to ge to an area known as Montmartre, which is a hill 130 metres high, in the north of Paris. We wanted to see Moulin Rougue and Sacre Couer.
After a short walk down, what seemed the "red light district of Paris", we found ourselves standing in front of the Moulin Rouge, which is a traditional cabaret built in 1889 by Joseph Oller and it turns out, as well, that we were in fact wandering around the red light district of Pigalle. 
Over the past hundred years, the Moulin Rouge has remained a popular tourist destination and still offers musical dance entertainment. We're coming back with money to watch a show!No doubt!We picked up a little tour train outside the Moulin Rouge and did a tour around the area. We visited Sacre Couer which was absolutely beautiful not just from the outside, but as well as the inside, the inside of the church was so warm and inviting and the choir singing was so moving that I could have stayed for hours. 
The Basilica of the Sacre Couer was built on Montmartre from 1876 to 1912 and its white dome is a highly visible landmark in the city.
Monday morning we made our way to Gare Du Nord to pick up our Eurostar and it was back to the real world sadly but we'll be back - so watch this space!